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1/9/09, 4:31 PM |
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USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
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Traveling west a few more miles and back a few less years for this retro results thread. I chose this because I hadn't done a THAT race here yet and because the feature winner was one of my favorites. Track was a bit off for recording fast times but just fine for racing as the results below will show.
Qualifications 31 Cars - Track Record 22.76 by Johnny Rutherford on 8/5/65 29 Johnny Parsons, Jr. - 24.14 14 George Snider - 25.41 - Wergland 51 Bill Compton - 25.21 - Compton 76 Chuck Booth - 25.37 - W. & W. 71 Don Nordhorn - 25.97 - Industrial Hardwood 55 Gordy Lee - 25.50 - W.L. Otis 32 Merle Bettenhausen - 25.80 11 Rollie Beale - 25.34 - Rodeo Bar 61 Lee Brayton - 27.39 17 Dick Tobias - 24.38 - Ruppert 83 Sammy Sessions - 25.10 - GAPCO -7 Todd Gibson - 24.30 - QUICK TIME - Forberg -4 Greg Weld - 24.51 - Leffler 42 Ralph Liguori - 25.03 - R Z 43 Charlie Masters - 29.38 - Welsh -2 Larry Dickson - 24.85 - Lay's Transmission 99 Duke Cook - 25.72 - Besecker Chevy 15 Johnny Rutherford - 25.28 - Meskowski -5 Jerry Poland - 24.73 - Smith Speed Shop 60 Bill Puterbaugh - 24.71 - G.W. Pierce Auto 81 Mel Cornett - DNQ - Varney Bros. 80 Lenny Waldo - 24.81 - Wachholz Ford 95 Karl Busson - Cedoz 23 Jim McElreath - 24.71 - McElreath 10 Larry Cannon - 25.27 - Crane Cam 69 Sonny Ates - 25.73 - McClung Adv. 30 Doc Dawson - 25.68 84 Tom Bigelow - 24.82 - Midwest Mfg. -1 Gary Bettenhausen - 25.48 - City of Syracuse 91 Jimmy Oskie - DNQ - J-Ram 82 Carl Williams - DNQ Todd Gibson got a $50 Savings Bond from the Terre Haute Jaycees. All Chevys except for the Wachholz Ford. I added car names from the program inserted entry list. Of course then, as now, entry lists were incomplete and less than 100% reliable ( not unlike my memory :wink ). First Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:18.39 - TR Greg Weld 4:04.41 6/21/70 71 Don Nordhorn.....................1 30 Doc Dawson.......................7 11 Rolliw Beale........................2 83 Sammy Sessions.................6 84 Tom Bigelow......................4 29 Johnny Parsons, Jr..............3 Second Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - No Time 55 Gordy Lee..........................6 99 Duke Cook.........................3 51 Bill Compton.......................2 60 Bill Puterbaugh....................4 76 Chuck Booth.......................5 -2 Larry Dickson......................7 17 Toby Tobias.......................1 Third Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.08 61 Lee Brayton........................6 69 Sonny Ates.........................7 14 George Snider......................2 10 Larry Cannon.......................4 95 Karl Busson.........................3 -5 Jerry Poland........................5 23 Jim McElreath......................1 Fourth Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.49 43 Charlie Masters....................6 32 Merle Bettenhausen..............3 -1 Gary Bettenhausen...............5 15 Johnny Rutherford................7 42 Ralph Liguori........................2 80 Lenny Waldo........................4 -4 Greg Weld...........................1 3 of the 4 heats were won from the tail. Semi-Feature - 8 Cars - 12 Laps - No Time - TR Larry Dickson 4:57.25 6/21/70 29 Johnny Parsons, Jr................1 -5 Jerry Poland.........................4 -2 Larry Dickson.......................2 83 Sammy Sessions...................6 15 Johnny Rutherford.................3 -1 Gary Bettenhausen................5 55 Gordy Lee............................8 61 Lee Brayton.........................7 #76 Chuck Booth, #69 Sonny Ates, and #43 Charlie Masters all DNS for some reason. Feature - 20 Cars - 40 Laps 60 Bill Puterbaugh.....................13 29 Johnny Parswons, Jr..............16 -4 Greg Weld.............................2 23 Jim McElreath.......................19 17 Toby Tobias...............THE WINNER -7 Todd Gibson...........................7 -5 Jerry Poland..........................17 80 Lenny Waldo..........................5 84 Tom Bigelow..........................10 -2 Larry Dickson.........................14 95 Karl Busson.............................8 42 Ralph Liguori............................6 51 Bill Compton...........................15 10 Larry Cannon...........................3 15 Johnny Rutherford...................11 11 Rollie Beale..............................9 14 George Snider..........................4 "Ziggy" gets the Hard Charger Award 71 Don Nordhorn..........................20 99 Sammy Sessions......................12 Sessions in for Duke Cook for points 32 Gary Bettenhausen...................18 Gary in the #32 for brother Merle +Back then when the USAC shows were on Sunday afternoons, you had about a 50/50 chance of seeing good racing. This day the racing was super. +Toby got a diamond ring from Hillman's Jewelers, $25 cash from VanArsdale Texaco, and a $100 suit from Meis Red Carpet Men's Shop in addition to the purse. Nothing in my notes about any added perks donated by Jerry Shaw or anyone named Walls. I heard later that SHORTBUS offered Tobias a Sterling Beer in trade for the suit. +Problems all day for Gary B., Willie Davis and the #1 City of Syracuse Spl. Nearly unheard of for that team. +Many of you will recall that another of my favorites, Gordy Lee, was more noted for his marriage to an exotic dancer :eek: than for his racing. He was a good guy and had red hair like I did once. Gotta root for a guy with red hair and a stripper spouse. +The front of my program has beaucoup autographs of participants plus left coast midget standout Hank Butcher. All were collected by my ex-wife and I have a picture of SUPERDUKE signing her program. I think that might have been when I first realized that the marriage was doomed. :wink:O::wink :angry-smiley-007: INCOMING!!! :angry-smiley-007: :checkered:
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1/9/09, 8:27 PM |
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1/9/09, 9:35 PM |
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Duke, that's "Mister *******" to you my friend.
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1/9/09, 9:40 PM |
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SUPERDUKE , Where was the Besecker car from ?
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1/9/09, 9:45 PM |
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1/9/09, 10:15 PM |
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1/9/09, 11:09 PM |
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Thanks for the info .
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1/9/09, 11:19 PM |
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1/9/09, 11:34 PM |
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1/9/09, 11:52 PM |
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Gordan van ness! I seen him last year 2007! He was traveling around going to races in his motorhome! His wife died a few years ago! He was at toledo usac race oldtimers nite! And seen him at the ledgens of ascot party also!
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